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The World Today Part 1: The Best Manufacturing Ecosystems Win

Enterra Insights

Batteries are sourced from South Korea and China. For example, the F-35 fighter jet contains parts sourced from various countries including the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Australia, and Turkey. Displays are provided by suppliers in South Korea and China. Memory chips and DRAM come from Japan.

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Supply Chain Impacts from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. Its largest export markets are Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Italy. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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Supply Chain & Logistic News (August 19th – 23rd) 

Logistics Viewpoints

The investigation was prompted by a complaint from the Dairy Association of China and will scrutinize 20 subsidy schemes from several EU countries, including Austria, Belgium, and Italy. Ireland is by far the biggest exporter of dairy products to China, having sold $461 million worth of good of goods to the Asian nation last year.

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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

AGCO has 240 suppliers in Italy. 184 were located in the high-risk zone in Northern Italy. One of the players in this market, Resilinc, is monitoring 105 million data sources. By 100 infections PPM, restrictions are in place.” We were able to predict the Italian shut down seven days before it occurred.”.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Fortna’s framework includes consulting, design, planning, sourcing, implementation, and lifecycle services. The company sources subsystem mechatronics from numerous manufacturers, depending upon client needs. FORTNA is a privately-held company backed by private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners.

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Warby Parker vs Luxottica: Supply Chain Disintermediation in the Eyewear Industry

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Based in Italy, Luxottica has a monopoly-like position in the global eyewear industry. Luxottica has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Italy, China, India, United States and Brazil. The group output by country is 41% in Italy, 46% in China and India, 10% in the US, and 3% in Brazil [4]. Source: [2] and Alibaba.com.

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. Live map of Suez Canal and Red Sea, Dec.

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